NGC 3900
| Galaxy NGC 3900 |
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| SDSS recording | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | lion |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 11 h 49 m 09.4 s |
| declination | + 27 ° 01 ′ 19 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SA (r) 0+ / AGN |
| Brightness (visual) | 11.4 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 12.2 mag |
| Angular expansion | 3.2 ′ × 1.7 ′ |
| Position angle | 2 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.1 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | LGG 252 |
| Redshift | 0.005999 ± 0.000017 |
| Radial velocity | 1798 ± 5 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(79 ± 6) · 10 6 ly (24.3 ± 1.7) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | William Herschel |
| Discovery date | April 6, 1785 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 3900 • UGC 6786 • PGC 36914 • CGCG 157-038 • MCG + 05-28-34 • IRAS 11465 + 2718 • 2MASX J11490943 + 2701194 • GC 2566 • H I 82 • h 988 • | |
NGC 3900 is a lenticular galaxy of Hubble type S0 / a in the constellation Leo , the estimated 79 million light-years from the Milky Way 's center.
The galaxy was discovered on April 6, 1785 by the astronomer William Herschel with his 18.7-inch reflecting telescope.
NGC 3900 group ( LGG 252 )
| Galaxy | Alternative name | Distance / million Lj |
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| NGC 3900 | PGC 36914 | 79 |
| NGC 3899 | PGC 36979 | 78 |
| PGC 36932 | UGC 6791 | 82 |